Hyperledger Fabric vs IPFS : What are the differences?

Developers describe Hyperledger Fabric as "An open source initiative to advance blockchain technology". It is a collaborative effort created to advance blockchain technology by identifying and addressing important features and currently missing requirements. It leverages container technology to host smart contracts called “chaincode” that comprise the application logic of the system. On the other hand, *IPFS * is detailed as "Protocol for storing and sharing hypermedia in a distributed file system". It is a protocol and network designed to create a content-addressable, peer-to-peer method of storing and sharing hypermedia in a distributed file system.

Hyperledger Fabric and IPFS belong to "Blockchain" category of the tech stack.

Hyperledger Fabric is an open source tool with 8.62K GitHub stars and 4.9K GitHub forks. Here's a link to Hyperledger Fabric's open source repository on GitHub.

According to the StackShare community, Hyperledger Fabric has a broader approval, being mentioned in 9 company stacks & 9 developers stacks; compared to IPFS , which is listed in 6 company stacks and 5 developer stacks.